Misaki’s Wins Bed Race in Kaunakakai

Misaki’s team won the first Bed Race in almost 10 years on Molokai. Photo by PF Bentley

By Léo Azambuja

If there is something better than having breakfast in bed, it must be winning a race in bed. Misaki’s Groceries and Dry Goods team beat the Grinch Gang in an exciting final heat of the fun Bed Race last weekend.

The first half of the Bed Race’s final heat was pretty even, but Misaki’s completed a task much quicker than the Grinch Gang at the race’s turning point, and got back on the course ahead of their rivals. 

With the win in the Bed Race’s final heat, the five-person Misaki’s team bested four other teams, including the Friendly Market in another exciting heat, to snatch the number one spot in the event along Ala Malama Avenue in Kaunakakai Saturday at 5 p.m. 

A Bed Race involves beds — or platforms resembling beds — on wheels racing through an obstacle course while being powered by teams of four people pushing it, and another person on it.

The Bed Race was the first one on Molokai after almost a decade. It was also the opening event for the 2025 Molokai Christmas Light Parade & Hoʻolauleʻa Dec. 6.

Despite a large grin on their faces, Misaki’s team took the race seriously enough to push their green-and-red metal bed faster than anyone else through the heats.

Misaki’s team won $300 for their victory. The Grinch Gang won $200 for the second place, and the third-place team took $100.

“I heard they were going to give that right back to our Christmas Light Parade for 2026,” the emcee for the Christmas Light Parade said later at the parade’s opening.

Misaki’s Groceries and Dry Goods at 78 Ala Malama Ave. celebrated 103 years in business last August. It opens Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.